Another Bias Article on BB10

I just wanted to share another article that is very negative and bias by CNET's Ben Parr which I am pretty shocked about since I actually don't mind the site and also Robert Cheng of the site has played with the BB10 hardware and said he was impressed. Here is the link: No matter which way you slice it, RIM is still toast | The Social Analyst - CNET News
What makes this even worse to me is that he does it just as people are started to change their mind about BB10 and Rim.

Well let me know what you feel about this article by posting a comment below.
BB10 Believe!

I love this assertion from the article: "Hype also seems to be building around the BlackBerry 10, though its status as a relic really hasn't changed in the tech industry." The antecedent of "its" can only be BB10, so calling it a relic two months before release is some pretty fancy time-warping.

The most polished bit of, um, nonsense is the final couplet: "But does anybody really think that it's going to regain its former glory, especially in the face of Apple and Google, whose R&D operations are leagues above RIM's?
I hope not. RIM is toast. It's only a question of how long it takes." The presupposition is that unless BB resumes the position it had before there were iPhones and Androids, it's "toast."

BB10 could theoretically lure tens of millions of people away from iPhone and Android and still be number 3, and yet be making barrels of money.

I love this assertion from the article: "Hype also seems to be building around the BlackBerry 10, though its status as a relic really hasn't changed in the tech industry." The antecedent of "its" can only be BB10, so calling it a relic two months before release is some pretty fancy time-warping.

The most polished bit of, um, nonsense is the final couplet: "But does anybody really think that it's going to regain its former glory, especially in the face of Apple and Google, whose R&D operations are leagues above RIM's?
I hope not. RIM is toast. It's only a question of how long it takes." The presupposition is that unless BB resumes the position it had before there were iPhones and Androids, it's "toast."

BB10 could theoretically lure tens of millions of people away from iPhone and Android and still be number 3, and yet be making barrels of money.

I'll have some of that toast.

I think the OP meant to say "biased", in which case it is an adjective in the form of a past participle.

Here's another bit of "toast" from that article.

"But does anybody really think that it's going to regain its former glory, especially in the face of Apple and Google, whose R&D operations are leagues above RIM's?

I hope not. RIM is toast. It's only a question of how long it takes."

Why would you "hope" someone is wrong in their belief that BB10 and therefore RIM can succeed and regain its former glory? Did a past successful RIM slap this guy's momma or something? As as general comsumer, you'd hope they hit the market with something amazing and succeeds greatly. All consumers benefit from that. As far as the stock, it's not like someone is getting in while it's at $50 and stands to lose a crap load of money on the long way down. It's still trading below accounting book value and barely near tangible book.

Well that's just about the most hatefull anti-RIM article I've read to date. He "hopes" that they will fail? What the heck is wrong with this guy?! I hope this makes it to the regular blog page here on CrackBerry so we can all tear it apart!

wow this guy must have been paid to publish such crap, its either that or he is a miserable who likes to try and shoot down the glimmer of hope and the positive throguh the months of lows for the BlackBerry supporters. nothing but god damn negativity dispite the ray of light that is starting to penetrate the dark skys

Oh for the love of reading comprehension! When the writer wrote "I hope not", he wasn't hoping for RIM to fail. Look at the rhetorical question that he was replying to. He is hoping that no one should expect on RIM regaining former glory or else they would risk disappointment.

"But does anybody really think that it's going to regain its former glory, especially in the face of Apple and Google, whose R&D operations are leagues above RIM's?

The price gains are coming on the back of product previews, not actual shipping product and market validation

RIM's revenue has dropped substantially

RIM's income has dropped substantially

Their customer base is increasingly price-conscious and concentrated on prepaid/lower-tier plans (not a fun part of the market for RIM)

Its competitors are larger, very aggressive, and have lots of money (for R&D, marketing, etc.)

Whatever his opinion, we should remember that RIM's current stock price is not a proxy for its company or product performance: it seems to be trading higher on unsubstantiated optimism. RIM does have a hard road ahead, and it's not clear that they'll make it. They have a shot, yes, but who knows if they'll succeed?

always looking for reasons not to own RIM stock, but this analysis is for the dogs, yes the sales dropped by 50% but the stock already dropped more in the 90% range, he is starting with an analysis of the declining sales, ok so far so good, but then the piece turns into a his view, his thinking is like walking on quicksand, not good.
BB10 a relic already before it gets released, really?
still looking for a real argument why RIM is bound to fail.....other than RIM dropped the ball in the past...

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